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During the nineties my husband and I worked and famous and…

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During the nineties my husband...

During the nineties my husband and I worked for the rich and famous and some very famous like the king of pop.We are writing a book not as a memoir but as "novel fiction" without naming anyone for example we use Mr P, Mrs S instead of their real names.We would like to know if anyone recognize themselves, will we be subject to a law suit or can they stop the release of the book?

This is a very touchy subject....and there are privacy rights and celebrity rights that would apply....and could cause you some issues. Here's a good link you can read that explains this: http://www.betternovelproject.com/blog/real-people/

The safest thing is to get permission from the people or the representatives of their estate to make sure you do not find yourself in a lawsuit.

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